Buckle



Ot. 6, 1931. F. 1.. wlLuAfil BUCKLE "Filed May 1939 FIG. 5-

A TTORIVEY Patented Oct. 6, 1931 PATNT OFFICE FOREST L. WILLIAMS, 0]? PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAMS MANUFAC- TUBING GOLIIPANY, OF PGRTSMO'UTH, SE10, A CORPORATION OF OHIO BUCKLE Application filed May 22,

This invention relates to improvements in buckles and particularly that form of buckle adapted for use in connection with belts.

It is an object of this invention to provide, in connection with the tongues of the buckle, means for holding the belt free from the tongue-supporting means so that a hook member may be engaged therewith without interfering with the belt.

It is particularly the object of this invention to provide, in connection with the tongues of the buckle, shoulders for supporting one end of the belt so that the other end of the belt having a hook thereon may freely engage. with parts of the buckle without interfering with the end of the belt engaged by the tongues.

These and other advantages and objects will appear from the description taken in connection with the drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a buckle applied to a belt.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the buckle and belt as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4c is a top plan View of the buckle.

Figure 5 is a section --on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side view of a hook adapted to be attached to one end of a belt and hooked onto the buckle.

Figure 7 is an end view of the hook member shown in Figure 6.

The numeral 1 is used to designate the frame or rim part of a buckle. While this rim may be of any suitable shape, it is shown rectangular and has extending from opposite sides thereof projections 2, each projection having a hole 3 therein. Pivotally supported in thesev holes is a back piece or shaft 4. This shaft is supported at each end by one projection so as to freely rock but not to have longitudinal movement.

Extending at right angles from the back piece or shaft are tongues 5. In the present instance these tongues are shown as integral with the back piece or shaft, but they may be otherwise attached thereto. 011 each 1930. Serial No. 454,574.

tongue, adjacent the back a shoulder 6 for the purpose. of supporting the end of the belt engaged by the tongues in spaced relation to the shaft so that a hook member on the other end of the belt may be freely engaged with the shaft. Each tongue adjacent the shoulder but somewhat removed therefrom is bent at a right angle to form a prong 7. The partof the tongue between the shoulder and the prong rests in a hole in the belt when one end of the belt is engaged by the tongues, and when the tongues are thus positioned within the holes in the belt the prong lies flat on the face. of the belt, with its end engaging one edge of the rim.

The hook member attached tothe other end of the belt consists of a metal strip 8, which has extending from each end a hook 9. These hooks engage the ends of the shaft between the prongs and the adjacent parts of the rim, as shown in Figure 3. By means of the fact that the tongue end of the belt is supported on the shoulders the hooks may be easily engaged with and disengaged from the shaft without interfering with the end of the belt or the end of the belt interfering with the hooks.

The end of the belt attached to the hook member is indicated by the numeral 10 and is attached thereto by any suitable means. The other end of the belt is indicated by the numeral 11 and has a series of oppositely arranged holes 12 therein to engage the tongues, as shown in Figure 1. lVhile there are shown only two of these tongues, any suitable number may be had depending upon the width of the belt and the material of which the belt is made. Softer belt material Would require a larger number of tongues and shoulders thereon to suffioiently support the belt free from the hooks.

After the buckle is adjusted in the proper hole or holes the belt may be placed around the body by merely hooking the other end of the belt over the shaft, as shown in Figure 2. By this arrangement the belt is firmly and securely held on the body of the person and may be removed therefrom very easily and readily without interfering with other parts of the belt.

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I desire to comprehend Within my invention such modifications as may be clearly embraced Within my claims and the scope of my invention.

5 Having thus fully described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a buckle, a rim and a tongue memberpivotally mounted on said rim, said tongue member having a hook-engaging portion and a shoulder adapted to hold an obj eot engaged by the tongue member free from the hook engaging portion. a v

2. In a buckle, a rim, a tongue shaft pivoted to said rim, a tongue on said shaft inter-' mediate the ends thereofproviding hookengaging portions on each end of the shaft, and a shoulder on the tongue adjacent the shaft to support an object engaged by the tongue free from the hook engaging portions.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

FOREST L. \VILLIAMS. 

